Legal Opinion
Butterfield v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 21, 1999No. 881-98PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · KeaslerKeasler, J.
in which McCORMICK, P.J., MANSFIELD, KELLER, PRICE, HOLLAND, and WOMACK, J.J., joined.
Tommy Butterfield’s stepdaughter was sexually assaulted, and Butterfield was a suspect. The State sought temporary custody of the child but she was missing. At a healing held to find the child, Butterfield was asked about her whereabouts. He invoked his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, but the judge ordered him to answer the questions. We are asked to decide whether the State may use Butterfield’s statements at that hearing against him in a perjury prosecution. We hold that it…
3Cases cited15 opinions
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- Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York HarborSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. MandujanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. ApfelbaumSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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4Cited by23 opinions
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